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The Importance of Committee Chairs | 31 comments (31 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Could Clinton (none / 0)

Seniority is a tricky thing to mess with. Ultimately, Reid could put Hillary in as chair of the Judiciary committee, but it would ruffle too many feathers. The only position in the Senate that has the potential to keep Hillary from running for Senate is the Majority Leader. And that is not out of the question.

There are some interesting things that will happen in the Senate though. For example, Paul Sarbanes the ranking member on the banking committee and he is retiring. That puts Chris Dodd in line for the position. But Dodd is also the ranking member on the rules committee. He can't keep both and will probably choose to take over Banking. Next in line for rules are Byrd (ranking on Appropriations) and Inouye (ranking on Commerce). Neither of them will want to give up their plumb jobs, so Rules could fall to Diane Feinstein.

Meanwhile, assuming that Lieberman wins, he stands to be the chair of the Homeland Security and Government Reform Committee. Most Dems do not want Lieberman to be in charge of government oversight but they are worried that he will bolt the party if he is denied. But there might be a solution. Max Baucus is ranking member of both Environment and Finance. He will want Finance, which leaves an opening on Environment. Lieberman is next in line for that job. Would he be satisfied with the chair on environment? If not, it could fall to Barbara Boxer, who would finally get a chair.

Lot's of possibilities.

by BooMan on Tue Oct 24th, 2006 at 03:44:40 PM EST
[ Parent ]

I would love (4.00 / 2)

to see Boxer as chair of Environment -- she deserves a chairperson seat.

I'd like to see Lieberman as a permanent commentator at FOX News ("Remember, it's FOX not facts!"), but I'll need some help from the voters in CT...

-- Walking In Darkness --

by Cali Scribe on Tue Oct 24th, 2006 at 04:18:35 PM EST
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Re: Could Clinton (none / 1)

Next in line for rules are Byrd (ranking on Appropriations) and Inouye (ranking on Commerce). Neither of them will want to give up their plumb jobs, so Rules could fall to Diane Feinstein.

Plum jobs aside, the thought of Robert Byrd, Mr. Parliamentarian, the Conscience of the Senate, chairing the Rules Committee strikes me as a thing of beauty, of profound poetic justice.

Have I ever told you about my poor memory?

by ignorant bystander on Tue Oct 24th, 2006 at 04:25:13 PM EST
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Wait, am I missing something? (none / 0)

Leiberman is now a Dem again? I thought he bolted and he's the Jomentum Party? How could he be in line for a chair if he just sent himself to the bottom of the pecking order, since he's not a Dem?

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by Isis on Tue Oct 24th, 2006 at 04:58:49 PM EST
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Re: Wait, am I missing something? (none / 0)

I believe that if he is elected as an independent, he loses his seniority as a Democrat. That's why many Southern Democratic Senators didn't change parties in the 70's and 80's, even though they often voted with the Republicans. The ones who did switch often had guarantees from the Repub's that they would get Chairmanships. I'll check it out and get back to you, if no one else can verify or correct my memory.

by Teach313 (teachSKIP313ATmacDOTcom) on Tue Oct 24th, 2006 at 05:43:45 PM EST
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Lieberman's seniority fantasy? (none / 0)

This should explain the Lieberman seniority question:

Sen. Joe Lieberman, the longtime Democratic senator from Connecticut running for re-election as an independent, says the party leadership has assured him he would keep his seniority if he returns to Congress.

The Hill

So he clearly would lose his seniority, if he needs a promise from Reid (as Joe claims and Reid denies) to keep it.

by Teach313 (teachSKIP313ATmacDOTcom) on Tue Oct 24th, 2006 at 06:23:24 PM EST
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Thanks to you both for the comments (none / 0)

Sad to see how party loyalty is such a flexible commodity; for sale I'm sure.

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by Isis on Tue Oct 24th, 2006 at 06:48:56 PM EST
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Re: Thanks to you both for the comments (none / 0)

No problem. It's always good to reinforce those fading chunks of knowledge rattling around in my head.

Politics is about deals. Also, Joe is a long-time member of the club. If he scrambles back into the Senate, the Dems need to make him an offer to get what support then can from him. You can bet the Repubs will make him an offer. It stinks, but it's politics.

by Teach313 (teachSKIP313ATmacDOTcom) on Tue Oct 24th, 2006 at 07:22:38 PM EST
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